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Private security in Africa

manifestation, challenges and regulation

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Private security in Africa
Sabelo Gumedze
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An edition of Private security in Africa (2007)

Private security in Africa

manifestation, challenges and regulation

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The past decade has seen rapid growth in the private security industry, both in Africa and globally. Private security companies have diversified their activities to include military advice and training, arms procurement, intelligence gathering, logistical and medical support and in limited instances, combat and operational support. As a result many African governments have engaged the services of internationally-operating private security companies, such as the American firms MPRI (Military and Professional Resources International), Dyncorp and PAE (Pacific Architects and Engineers), while more {u2018}traditional{u2019} security companies such as Saracen, Gray Security and others are active in a number of countries such as Kenya, Uganda and South Africa.

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Institute for Security Studies
Language
English
Pages
176

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Mercenary troops Government policy Private security services Private military companies

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Africa
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Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION
1. To embrace or not to embrace: Addressing the private security industry phenomenon in Africa / Sabelo Gumedze
PART II: THE GROWTH OF THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY IN AFRICA
2. Weak states and the growth of the private security sector in Africa: Whither the African state? / Sabelo J Ndlovu-Gatsheni
3. Private military and security companies and the nexus between natural resources and civil wars in Africa / Mpako H Foaleng
4. Ethical security: The private sector in peace and stability operations / J. J. Messner
PART III: ADDRESSING PRIVATE SECURITY SECTOR CHALLENGES IN AFRICA
5. The private security challenge in Africa: Problems and options for regulation / Andy Bearpark and Sabrina Schulz
6. Private security companies and private military companies under international humanitarian law / Jamie Williamson
7. Regulating private security contractors in armed conflicts / Katherine Fallah
PART IV: REGULATION OF THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY AT THE DOMESTIC LEVEL
8. Oversight and monitoring of non-state/private policing: The private security practitioners in South Africa / Anthony Minnaar
9. The state, the security dilemma and the development of the private security sector in Swaziland / Hamilton Sipho Simelane
PART V: CHARTING THE WAY FORWARD
10. The Swiss Initiative on private military and security companies / Markus Dutly.

Edition Notes

Caption title.

"November 2007."

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic version available on ISS website.

Published in
Pretoria
Series
ISS monograph series -- no. 139

Classifications

Library of Congress
HV8291.A35 P75 2007

The Physical Object

Pagination
176 p. ;
Number of pages
176

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL16761865M
ISBN 10
192011422X
ISBN 13
9781920114220
LCCN
2008552973
OCLC/WorldCat
192049256

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Work ID
OL18807887W

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